Posted by Lloyd Hargrove
You would know the secret of death.But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life?The owl whose night-bound eyes are blind unto the daycannot unveil the mystery of light.If you would indeed behold the spirit of death,open your heart wide unto the body of life.For life and death ...
Posted by Rev. Kevin McMullin
My paternal grandfather was a Christian Scientist. Now I really don't know much that religion mostly because he never spoke much about it. He always said that he had books about it if I was interested. Now he had a very rough childhood as an adopted child so I suspect that had a lot to do with him n...
Posted by Robert Bruce Kelsey
(( For those who have followed my posts about the distressed student, I thought I would offer as an update an extract from this night’s journal ‘conversation’ with god. )) One week of freedom, and with each day the tension ebbs from the cheeks, the sparkle intensifies in her eyes....
Posted by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco
the difference between some bible trumping Christians n my ministry: Many Christian Sects get up set, bible bash others, unfriend people online/realworld when you don't believe/follow what THEY believe is right... So, they are judging others, a no no in Christianity!!! “Do not judge, or you too w...
Posted by Kimyla KIMYLA
What are all the meanings we can find to someone being born on Halloween?
Posted by Tony Villari
As the doldrums of winter approach, I see comments from those around me, those in my circle, and some readers around the world, alluding to the miseries of life. I wrote about this topic the middle of January this year (see You're Already There), when the end of the 2014 holiday seas...
Posted by NCO, Father Carl
So another day and Yes I managed to offend someone here on the ULCM, But they were offended because I posted something about the parts or the QUR'AN, and because I had a picture of a rebel flag as my profile picture, (Which I have taken down) Now I dont hate Muslims in general but I do hate Radical ...
Posted by Rev. Kevin McMullin
I was going to write something totally different this week but I read a blog entry from a dear friend of mine that has prompted me to preempt that entry for the one that I am about to elaborate on. This entry is going to be about bullying and I will have to apologize in advance because a lot of thi...
Posted by reginald boober
being ordained does not make me a pastor a rev or a minster so i was told.so now i am lost on how to move on from here.I really need help.my aunt saw some one call me pastor she said you should not try being some one your not.I was lost for words.I had to sit down and ask god for help.
Posted by reginald boober
•• The verse quoted from John 17 makes it very clear that Jesus prayed for souls to be saved. He was not fatalistic about it; He did not leave it to chance. No, but rather He actively prayed, not only for the soul winners that He trained personally, but also for those unnamed persons ...
Posted by Saber Jefferson
I tried to post this in my message, but it had gotten shortened - not enough e-paper! This is one of my personal blogs on my website www.saberj.co that I wanted to share with everyone here. Thank you for anyone who goes to my website and comments on my blogs. May God bless your journy! My dau...
Posted by Rev. Xiao Shizi
A family event has brought us a bit closer. This brought a curious question from a young lady trying to find herself. In her mid 20s she had grown uneasy with the christian faith she had grown up with. Two points in particular. First is communion. Eating the body and drinking the blood of a god soun...
Posted by reginald boober
one of my fb friends posted a comment about not understanding how some people think they do not have to believe all of Gods word in the Biblethis was my response Cheryl Holcomb. the new testament does say that ALL scripture s good for edification but we are supposed to if I understand it correctly, ...
Posted by Lloyd Hargrove
Sensorium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A sensorium (plural: sensoria) is the sum of an organism's perception, the "seat of sensation" where it experiences and interprets the environments within which it lives. The term originally entered English from the ...
Posted by Tom Asdell
Listen to the words of the Great Mother, who was of old called among men Artemis: Astarte: Dianne: Melusine: Bride: and by many other names. “At mine altars the youth of Lacedemon in Sparta made due sacrifice. Whenever ye have need of anything, once in the month, and better it be when the moo...
Posted by Rev. Kevin McMullin
I was in a discussion with somebody online a few weeks ago and they told me that they didn't believe in God. I asked him why he felt that way and he told me that there was no physical evidence of God anywhere on our planet. I thought to myself there is evidence of God's presence everywhere! Look at...
Posted by Tony Villari
I find it interesting that Matthew 6:5-6 reflects my own opinion on the subject, and yet the Church spent the next two thousand years denying his words for the benefit of their own coffers, and control of the flock. Pass the basket and tithe till it hurts! Talk about hypocrisy. But, then, who am I t...
Posted by Kenny Sallee
by David Feddes How can I be right with God? I can't ask myself a more important question than that, and neither can you. What would you say if you were to stand before God right now, and he asked, "Why should I let you into heaven?" Would you be tongue-tied? Or do you have some reason for thinking ...
Posted by Michael Clavarino
These are those weird kind of nightsMy body tired but mind’s awakeEven when I dim the lightsThere’s energy I cannot shake I might suggest its possibleI just don’t want to sleepBut this need to goCan leave me feeling like a creep When the Sandman seeks me outTo answer my desperate...
Posted by Scott Bruno
Honor the circle There is perhaps nothing as beautiful as the shape of a circle. It is round, it is full, it has a beginning yet never ends, it is complete. Like the cycles of the seasons, an eternal dance between the sun and the moon, fusing night and day together, forever. It gave us the wheel, t...
Posted by Kenny Sallee
By David Feddes Once upon a time there was a land where people saw God's hand in almost everything. They looked at animals and mountains, at stars and rainbows, at sunshine and cornfields, and saw the hand of God. They looked at great events of history and saw the hand of God. They looked at their o...
Posted by Tony Villari
Is it just me, or is everyone missing the point of harvesting fetal body parts for research? It seems everyone gets so wrapped up in the morality of "harvesting for sale" that the issue of murdering said babies is pushed off to the side and forgotten under the voluminous pile of horseshit bein...
Posted by Lloyd Hargrove
Aishah Shechinah By Robert Stephen Hawker (1803–1875) Enjoy! New Moon tonight Category, Religious Symbols
Posted by Tony Villari
It would seem those without Christian faith selfishly want all the material and emotional gifts that come with celebrating this annual season of Christianity, without investing themselves in the requisite faith the season celebrates; wanting everything without having to work for it. Sounds a lot lik...
Posted by Michael Clavarino
Now I wonderYes I doWhat I’m supposed to see in you? Must be thankfulYou bet I amStill I’m crying“Why?! God damn!” Truth be toldI still believeYou have the power to relieve But when I stepInto your homeI see you sitting at your throne At times it’s made me more alon...
Posted by Pastor Richard ( Taz ) Pickett, OM, EM,
Prayer is not something that I and my fellow Christians corner the market on. People of many faiths pray for many reasons. Some pray for health, theirs and for that of others. Some pray for a good harvest, Landing a good job, and well you get the gist. When those things that we pray for, turn ...
Posted by Reginald Solis
Hey Folks,HELP!! I really need some help.My main problem is trying to my scooter out of the shop, so I can work.My last roommate moved out with no notice and left me with his bills unpaid. Now I'm in real trouble. I can't cover all the bills.Currently I am going through the Disability Process, which...
Posted by Archbishop Zutz
With all the chaos and Turmoil in our lives we tend to start to overlook the very things we are working so hard to achieve. Stop look around you, see whats right in front of you. Touch it, feel it, smell it. Then give Thanks and Prayers to your God for the things you do have.
Posted by Scott Linden, Esq.
So today the prosecutor failed to show up and his replacement refused to try the case. Even though I was the one attacked, the prosecutor refuses to lower charges or negotiate in good faith. They've continued it until tomorrow and the rest of the week, ignoring that I'm handicapped and see doctors 5...
Posted by Scott Linden, Esq.
Dear Lord, I pray to you to help me and my family through these difficult and trying times. Through You I seek the strength, endurance and ability to overcome every obstacle placed in my path, no matter how large or ominous. In Your Name I pray. Amen.
Posted by Bridget Kielas-Fecyk
Fate. A word used by many to describe events that they could not control or outcomes of decisions that they could not calculate. Take, for example, the beautiful butterfly. Its wings spread, it causes the merest puff of a breeze which causes a few stray molec...
Posted by Heather Coffman
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Posted by Rev. Donna Donovan
The answer to this question is both complex and simple. The short, simple answer: because there is a growing need. According to the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion and Public Life, Pagan/earth-based, Native American, and other non-Abrahamic religions are growing in our prisons nation...
Posted by Scott Linden, Esq.
So I thought I'd give a follow up to my earlier story (below). After 5 court appearances, the City Atty has added 'brandishing a weapon' which is 100% negated by my comments at that time wherein (on 911 call) you hear me pleading with him to let us leave. Negated Assault and the new spefic inten...
Posted by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco
I have been super super depressed this week even Monday I wanted to end it all but prayed n dreamed n came to result No I am here for a reason but why, what I felt I was not being heard(&read) so I have been depressed because I felt ignored... I know that there are a few people that follow or at le...
Posted by Robert Bruce Kelsey
I confess I don’t know what it means to “have faith.” If it means believing that one’s god is still there, still cares, when things go wrong, that implicitly suggests that the god might not be there, might not care, might not even exist. Isn’t having faith of that sort ...
Posted by Tony Villari
Which would you be more apt to remember, the cute little girl, the loyal friend, or the jackass? The truth is, anyone we meet can be a friend along our path as long as we are willing to treat them as we would want to be treated. With enough tolerance, love, and understanding, even the ja...
Posted by Rev. Xiao Shizi
The christian 10 commandments are being removed from public land in Oklahoma. I very much support the removal of this monument, but I have to wonder why it was ever there in the first place. Now, before people start freaking out, please understand that in an effort to make this situation fair for al...
Posted by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC
This is a paper I did for my class. The subject is something I wanted to share; I was very much affected by it. WARNING: there are some graphic images (after all we're talking about a crucfixion here) and not everyone would like to read it. I've included the references for anyone who would like to s...
Posted by Elder Sioux Chief, Gary Hare
i was dumb and numb in my teens and twenties the lord rescued me and gave me freedom no more being dumb and numb the lord rescued me with his thumb
Posted by Kenny Sallee
by Joel Rishel This teaching may be used or adapted for a Staff Orientation session or instructional time. Permission is granted to duplicate and copy this material. Personal Relationship: A Christian is one who has a personal relationship with God. It’s not about how much doctrine you know...
Posted by Tony Villari
I have struggled with my own artistic ability for years. My struggle was with my own lack of confidence to produce any work that would truly reflect my spirituality. Every artist would like to be a Michelangelo, Picasso, Jules Verne, Frank Lloyd Wright, or Socrates. Mine wa...
Posted by Scott Linden, Esq.
Important lesson to all! If you ever find yourself in a potentially compromising situation, call 911 immediately. I am handicapped and was attacked by a bus driver for seniors. When I called his work to complain as the bumper sticker on the bus instructed, he called 911 and filed a fa...
Posted by Bradley Fowler
Currently, I'm completing my Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning with Technology. I decided this environment was beneficial for both myself and those I'm fortunate to teach. This is why I designed Club Esoteric. This online brand community delivers scholarly discussions supported wit...
Posted by reginald boober
reginald boober just thinking who going change the words in the bible saying man and man women and women not just man and women any more.the lord might be coming back sooner then what we think.god bless every one. o and this is just me thinking. peoples can do what ever they want.
Posted by Lloyd Hargrove
Spiritual journeys often begin unexpectedly and in the strangest places. As a young man I developed a fondness for science fiction and fantasy as my dearly departed dad always kept a bunch stacked around the place. I had more free time in those days so I managed to read a bit in those ge...
Posted by Rev. Xiao Shizi
What happened to the separation of church and state? I see our candidates, mostly on the right but both sides are guilt, sell the christianity to the highest bidder. Some bring their bibles, while others just talk about their religion and memories of Sunday school. I deeply disagree with the indoctr...
Posted by Robert Bruce Kelsey
Faith is so much easier when you are in control, when it is just you making a charitable donation online, or counting to ten lest you say something arrogant or hurtful, or reminding yourself at 3am that your god has a plan for the morning you have been up all night dreading. It is even easier when y...
Posted by Scott Bruno
Process of the Holy SpiritI would like to simplify the process it takes to come into contact and synchronicity with what Christianity refers to as the holy spirit. While many may argue that the holy spirit is a gift and does not have to be earned, I must argue that it may have been a gift in the ver...
Posted by Rev. Yoda . Aka.. JG
There are over 50 Scriptures in the New Testament stating that Christian are never to use violence. Look at them for yourself."Resist not evil, but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." (Mt. 5:39)"Remind the Christians to speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers,...
Posted by Pastor Richard ( Taz ) Pickett, OM, EM,
We all hear very often about being created by God. How He created us in His image. We seldom,yet more often than years past, hear or discuss His creation which allows us as humans to survive and thrive. Our Planet...That's right, good old Terra Firma. We know from our biblical texts, namely Genesis ...
Posted by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC
Yesterday, we buried Blondie. It was a much better experience than I feared. I felt at peace, which I didn't expect. Ricky (a good friend) came over to help me. He dug a hole deep enough and then we placed Blondie's urn in it. He carefully added her last (nearly new) rawhide, her favourite toy (a ru...
Posted by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco
Let's start out with a word I hate (exception is with my oldest friend because of our long time relationship I know when he uses it, it's joking) the word is = cripple to me it is as offensive to me as the 'N' word is to others... I am not Gay or Bisexual or even a Transgender - I am straight ...
Posted by Scott Bruno
Why Friday the 13th ? First you must understand that my interest in Friday the 13th stems from my being born on a Friday the 13th. I believe it to be lucky of course but after some online research let's allow you to be the judge for yourself. Oh, and speaking of numerology, after completing...
Posted by Reverend Toby Ralls
I am having such a sprititual confliction right now (if that is a word). I was born and raised Catholic. As I read more and more trying to become more open and spiritual I find I stray away from the Catholic idology. I think the more I read the more my eyes have been opened not onl...
Posted by Sojourner Robert Hess
At no point does the New testament say that Mathew.. a Tax collector for the Roman Government.. quit doing his job. sure he left his table but later references suggest that Mathew was still doing his job. Christ was called a friend to Tax Collectors .. note the lack of the word "former". How can th...
Posted by Scott Bruno
Many don't realize that science has proven telepathy to be real, it took place about a year and a half ago. I know why they kept it low key. Because if telepathy is real then it would suggest that distance is an illusion. And when we look across vast distances of space we see time begin to cur...
Posted by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC
Thank you, GOD. I was in a place, a deep dark place, a place from which I wanted to run. I planned my escape but I listened. You reminded me you can't run from what's in your mind; it'll still be there wherever you are. I thought next of just going into my mind, blocking out my body, living...
Posted by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC
Ah the light after darkness What shall I say? GOD loves me helps me makes me whole I remembered (at last) to give Him all my problems prayer and more prayer He lifted me from the quicksand of my mind I saw the sunshine and knew it was for me
Posted by Tony Villari
How good is it to have faith in your life? Have you even considered the question in your own life? I would love to hear answers from all of my readers. These are the answers we all need to hear and consider. Your task for this coming Sunday is to answer the que...
Posted by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco
9/10/2015 Hello Everyone, I want to share something with you all, the day before yesterday I couldn't fall a sleep I was up for over 24hours; I finally fell a sleep n earlier today before I woke up I was feeling low/depressed n self doubt n even why should I continue to struggle in this world, th...
Posted by Rev. Brian Durham
Being a People of the EucharistBy the Reverend Brian Durham The Eucharist: in the words of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, it is the “source and summit” of the Christian Life. The question is- why? What makes the Eucharist more important than Baptism, more important than Reconcili...
Posted by Minister Richard Davidson
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Posted by Tony Villari
My friend Nyal sent me an email, the body of which I have attached below. I think it has some meaning here. One can try to make up a sermon, or one can draw from experience. It has been my experience that interesting, humorous, and meaningful anecdotes occur in our lives constantly...
Posted by reginald boober
Who does God call into ministry for Him? Is it only the well spoken, the educated, the wealthy, or those with great influence? The Bible answers these questions by telling us the story of two men who were possessed by demons. They were the terror of their town, and their lives had become degraded a...
Posted by Bridget Kielas-Fecyk
There is very little in this world that I fear. Most of them are rather common fears when it comes right down to it. I fear the sting of bees, bad winds in a storm, crashing if I’m ever up in a plane… little things that may go through a person’s mind from time to time. But there i...
Posted by Kenny Sallee
"Crossing the Bar" is an 1889 poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that is traditionally the last poem in collections of his work. It is thought that Tennyson wrote it in elegy, as the poem has a tone of finality about it. The narrator uses an extended metaphor to compare death to crossing the "sandbar" be...
Posted by Laura DiMinno
(Photo credit: Peter J. Hughes) Do you know someone who's experienced a sudden loss? A child who is struggling with the cruel behavior of other kids at school? Someone who has lost all desire to participate in life? Are you wrestling with your own "demons"? Whate...
Posted by Kenny Sallee
Life is a journey filled with lessons, hardships, heartaches, joys, celebrations and special moments that will ultimately lead us to our destination, our purpose in life. The road will not always be smooth; in fact, throughout our travels, we will encounter many challenges. Some of these ch...
Posted by Bridget Kielas-Fecyk
What I am about to say is probably going to upset a lot of people. At this point in my life, I don’t care. We are, as a species, clinically insane. We separate ourselves into “races” when there is only 1 species, humans. We separate ourselves by religion when all religions are ess...
Posted by Douglas Person
I was brought up in the Dutch Christian Reformed Church. My father was a lay minister. From Sunday School to Sunday Sermons, sin, hell and damnation were the overriding themes. The Third Dutch Christian Reformed Church did not feel like a place of peace where one could go and feel God's lo...
Posted by Laura DiMinno
Photo credit: Peter J. Hughes I was in church on Easter Sunday, 1980, singing one of my favorite hymns while, at home, my mother was scribbling her final note before overdosing on handfuls of prescribed narcotics. “Hail thee, festival day!/ Blest day that art hallowed forev...
Posted by Lloyd Hargrove
The availability of immediate and seemingly boundless information is now possible through today's internet, but does this make our decisions easier or more complicated? Human minds work through sensory inputs and internal biases in order to determine a subjective reality out of all the chaos...
Posted by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco
Hello All, After my stroke I have gained a deep love for God n Jesus, I had a vision shortly after my stroke about Jesus n the true pain n suffering He suffered n it wasn't done by the Romans; my spiritual growth increase but suffered a set back after I went to Vegas for a week where I fell off the...
Posted by Bishop Dale Day Hudson
Matthew 7:21-29 7 "It is not those who say to me, "Lord, Lord", who will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in heaven. When the day comes many will say to me, "Lord, Lord" did we not prophhesy in your name, cast out demons in your name, work man...
Posted by Bishop Dale Day Hudson
2 Timothy 3:1-17 3 "You may be quite sure that in the last days there are going to be some difficult times. People will be self-centered and grasping; boastful, arrogant, and rude; disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, irreligious, heartless and unappeasable; they will be sladerers, profl...
Posted by Scott Bruno
Why can't the largest, most successful religion (Christianity) of the age (2150 years) find a way to create unity among all religious beliefs? The answer is simple. Because they have created an element of exclusivity in the religion that states, our way is the right way, and only way, and no others ...
Posted by Robert Bruce Kelsey
Emergence, Kenosis, and Communal IncarnationIf the view of kenosis proposed in the previous Part is even marginally correct, it has three theologically significant implications. First, if god is love that self-actualizes, then when humans act lovingly they embody, they actualize, they incarnate, wha...
Posted by LaCretia Weber
WITH ALL THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING GAY, RELIGIOUS, AND GENDER RIGHTS. I ASK EVERYONE OUT THERE TO TAKE A MINUTE AND THINK ABOUT THE TRUE FAIRNESS IN THE MATTER.1) IS IT FAIR TO BOTH PARTIES?2) ARE YOU BEING PHYSICALLY HARMED?3) DOES THIS INVADE YOUR BODY RIGHTS OR PRIVACY?4) JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT ...
Posted by LaCretia Weber
I FIND THIS FASCINATING AND VERY CONTROVERSIAL. THIS TRANSLATION HERE STATES MANKIND. NOT MAN. ALSO THERE ARE DIFFERENT FORMS OF LIE. THEN AGAIN IT IS ALL ABOUT INTERPRETATION. PERSONALLY I SEE IN THIS PARTICULAR VERSE THAT LIE IS NOT TRANSLATED AS LAYING. ALSO I VIEW CULTURAL TIMES, POPULATIONS, AN...
Posted by LaCretia Weber
Jeremiah 7:8 Behold, you trust in lying words, that cannot profit. I LIKE THIS VERSE. BY TRUSTING LIES YOU ARE TRUSTING FALSE TENSES. IT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE TO TRUST FICTION BUT RESPONSIBLE TO FIND KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE TRUTH. IN TODAY'S WORLD WE HAVE THIS VAST COMMUNICATION NETWORK, WE HAVE ACCE...
Posted by LaCretia Weber
Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up strifes: but love covers all sins. BEAUTIFUL VERSE! LOVE COVERS ALL SINS. SO WOULD IT BE FAIR TO SAY LOVE WASHES AWAY SINS? OR LOVE ERASES ALL SIN? MAYBE THE LOVE YOU HAVE AND GIVE IS ENOUGH PASSION THAT SIN IS THEN IRRELEVANT? THE POINT IS REGARDLESS OF SEX, COLO...
Posted by Rev. Yoda . Aka.. JG
In ancient Greece (469 – 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance, who ran up to him excitedly and said, “Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?” “Wait a moment...
Posted by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco
History has shown when a nation is at war n battles on too many fronts they have a greater chance of being unable to win; I say this because Christians are fighting on too many fronts: 1) the Lesbian/Gay front 2) the front to save unborn children 2a) by condemning women that decide to not ...
Posted by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC
When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law. -- Matt 7:28-29 NIV It is easy for us to say Jesus' authority came from GOD because Jesus IS GOD. But those at that time had never e...
Posted by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC
There are several modern temptations that parallel the types of those Jesus encountered in the desert: All of these sins have the one common thread of a false sense of entitlement. We believe we deserve everything we want. We believe that the world owes us. We believe that we can t...
Posted by Robert Bruce Kelsey
Kenosis and Scientific Theology Was Kenosis a One-Time Event?McCall’s application is a good example of how emergence and kenosis are used in contemporary theology. The problem for us here is that it seems to close the door on kenotic experience for anyone other than Jesus. But that’s ea...
Posted by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC
Bodies scattered one by one Memories as blood Wander soul move along Emotions flood Conflicts resolve Planets revolve Align destroy make new Pain wells aches swell What is one once was two Death becomes life Singe soul's strife my home the War Zone
Posted by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC
Birds of pray in a row fat carcass shining Take my prayer in your greedy beak break its back hope hangs limp below your cold knowing eye Fly away Nevermore jagged rock rends your flesh My well-aimed bid for freedom cheers me on Birds of pray in a row Wary now leave my prayer alon...
Posted by Kenneth Roome
When I moved to North Carolina the first thing I did, even before I found a job, was volunteer as a docent at the local art gallery. Time passed, I moved, got married and moved back. Since then I haven't done any docent work for a while. So today at lunch my wife and I were discussing No...
Posted by Scott Bruno
“75 per cent of the species on Earth today could be lost in just two generations’ time.” In fact, news broke recently from Stanford, Berkeley, Duke and many others with the headlines stating we are now officially into our 6th extinction event. This news was not aired on mains...
Posted by Robert Bruce Kelsey
Kenosis Theology and Communal Incarnation – Part 1 Kenosis: Linking the Divine and Mundane What Is Kenosis?The source text for kenosis is Paul’s Philippians 2:5-7: “Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equalit...
Posted by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC
Jesus' Coming is to be a glorious event. But it has its sobering side, too. There will be the separation of the sheep and the goats. Repentance is our way to remain sheep. It's not enough to say we're turning away from sins; we must do that, time and time again. We are living in the end...
Posted by Tony Villari
When was the last time you thought for the spiritual welfare of another, asked God to bless them, and not yourself? Just a thought... Not typical for me, this is a short post. It was brought on by a reader of mine in the Philippines. Please take a moment to consider Bernad...
Posted by Louis Harris
One of the Greatests gifts God has given us is the ability to connect directly with him through meditation and prayer. Over the last 9 years my life has changed so much because of this gift. Through meditation and prayer I have discovered an addtional tool in connecting with God and that is the use ...
Posted by Rev. T. Tucker Forensic Psychologist (Ret.)
The Gayatri Mantra is a spiritual river that flows with the vibration of the beginning of time, which has no beginning. All is an illusion and this mantra awakens us to the illusion and one by one each soul awakens, and the river flows on. Relax & Enjoy the mystic healing sounds of ...
Posted by Pastor Mary Stephenson O.M
Almost a month ago my second to the youngest daughter Shauntelle, her new boyfriend, and her 6 month old son Noah (my youngest grandson) moved to Tennesse to live with my second to the oldest daughter Shay, her fiance Michael, and their two kids (my other two grandchildren James age almost...
Posted by Sharon Shores
I'd like to get your thoughts and ideas: I am doing a class on Social Media to a group of spiritual practitioners. Based on your observations, experiences, and intuitive insights---How can/ or how has social media contribute (d) to elevating human consciousness? Thanki...